"Airborne" suture tying technique for the microvascular anastomosis

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1225-1228

  Chen, Hung Chi ^a,b   Mardini, Samir ^a,b   Tsai, Feng Chou ^a,b  

^a Chang Gung Memorial Hospital ^*

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SUTURE TYING TECHNIQUE; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; ISCHEMIA; JEJUNUM FLAP; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TISSUE FLAP; ANASTOMOSIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 2342514252     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000110216.33696.C8     Document Type: Article

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